Tough on Drugs -- Weak on Tobacco

site URL - http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/172_12_190600/chapman/chapman.html

Site description: Article in medical journal outlines how and why the government of Australia does little about tobacco, and government funding for tobacco control is small compared to government funding of other public health issues.




Topic: Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco

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Other resource N2 Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europehttp://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html Plague and Public Health in Renaissance EuropeTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Middle_Ages/Daily_Life This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.
Other resource N3 Plague and Public Health in Renaissancehttp://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html Plague and Public Health in RenaissanceTop/Society/History/By_Region/Europe/Renaissance This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.
Other resource N4 Rebecca J. Cole: Physicianhttp://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/cole.html Rebecca J. Cole: PhysicianTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Women Dr. Cole (1846-1922) practiced in N.Y., Columbia, S.C. and then Philadelphia where she started a Center to provide medical and legal services to destitute women and children.
Other resource N5 John Kennedy Head Woundhttp://www.paulseaton.com/jfk John Kennedy Head WoundTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Kennedy,_John_Fitzgerald/Assassination Essays and close analysis of the medical evidence relating to Kennedy's death.
Other resource N6 Garfield's Lengthy Demisehttp://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/garfield/ Garfield's Lengthy DemiseTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Garfield,_James_Abram/Assassination Detailed account of the medical misadventures that followed the assassination, from History House.
Other resource N7 Medical History of President William Howard Tafthttp://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g27.htm Medical History of President William Howard TaftTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Taft,_William_Howard Reviews the medical history of America's 27th, and heaviest, President.
Other resource N8 George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil Warhttp://www.shepherd.edu/gtmcweb/cwcenter.htm George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil WarTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War The mission of the center is to promote scholarly research war through the development of a database that contains pertinent military, socio-economic and medical data on Union and Confederate servicemen, with initial emphasis on West Virginia's soldiers.
Other resource N9 The Hospital Steward's Tenthttp://www.geocities.com/hospital_steward/ The Hospital Steward's TentTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War A site for information about Civil War hospital stewards. Includes a list of Civil War medicines.
Other resource N10 44th New York Volunteers Field Hospitalhttp://www.forttejon.org/nyv44hosp/ 44th New York Volunteers Field HospitalTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War/Union_Units/New_York_Infantry Civil War Medicine: Site includes, history, photographs, art gallery, and links.
Other resource N11 Case Studies of Two Women's Health Projectshttp://www.fhi.org/en/wsp/wspubs/bolivia.html Case Studies of Two Women's Health ProjectsTop/Society/History/By_Region/South_America/Women Many women suffer from poor health in Bolivia, where rates of fertility and maternal mortality are among the highest in Latin America.
Other resource N12 Women in Science and Medicinehttp://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=wscimed&page=html/intro.htm&direct=no Women in Science and MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
Other resource N13 Forum for History of Human Sciencehttp://www.fhhs.org/ Forum for History of Human ScienceTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Psychology The Forum for History of Human Science is an interest group within the History of Science Society, which brings together historians of economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and medicine.
Other resource N14 History of Biomedicine: Indigenous Cultureshttp://www.mic.ki.se/Indig.html History of Biomedicine: Indigenous CulturesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Numerous links to web pages on the contributions of indigenous cultures to the practice of medicine, from pre-history to present.
Other resource N15 Medical Milestoneshttp://www.indiainfoline.com/phar/mile/arch.html Medical MilestonesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Indiainfoline presents med milestones giving the major breakthroughs in medical science that took place during the 20th Century.
Other resource N16 H-GIG Medicine and Public Health links.http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/hist-science/medic.html H-GIG Medicine and Public Health links.Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Useful links from the University of California, Riverside.
Other resource N17 MMS - materia medica sinicahttp://www.materia-medica-sinica.de/ MMS - materia medica sinicaTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Online journal for the history of Chinese medicine.
Other resource N18 MedHisthttp://medhist.ac.uk/ MedHistTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Searchable catalog of resources related to the history of medicine and allied sciences, developed and managed by the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
Other resource N19 Images from the History of Medicinehttp://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/ Images from the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Provides access to the thousands of prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The collection includes portraits, pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
Other resource N20 The Scottish Society of the History of Medicinehttp://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~sshm/ The Scottish Society of the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Website of the Scottish Society of the HIstory of Medicine
Other resource N21 Special Collections and Archives in the USAhttp://info.med.yale.edu/library/historical/speccoll.htm Special Collections and Archives in the USATop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Portal for history of medical science archive resources. Sorted by state.
Other resource N22 Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM)http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/directory/directoryhome.html Directory of History of Medicine Collections (NLM)Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Database of libraries, archives, research, and museums that could be of interest to scholars interested in the history of the health sciences.
Other resource N23 A History of Cardiologyhttp://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/beatgoesonhistory/beatgoesonhistory.html A History of CardiologyTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine University of Iowa online exhibition from 1990. Traces the interwoven history of medical knowledge and technological advance from Galen's early description of the circulatory system to modern breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment
Other resource N24 A Short History of Medical Careershttp://library.thinkquest.org/15569/hist-1.html A Short History of Medical CareersTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine From prehistoric shamanism to the 20th Century specialist.
Other resource N25 The Ascelpionhttp://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/intro.HTM The AscelpionTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Devoted to the study of ancient medicine. Contains texts and illustrations. Designed to be an internet source that presents the study of ancient medicine in a manner that is both accessible and useful to the general public and to students enrolled in the history course Ancient Medicine (History C380/580), taught by Professor Nancy Demand at Indiana University Bloomington.
Other resource N26 Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiquahttp://www.medicinaantiqua.org.uk/Medant/ Ancient Medicine/Medicina AntiquaTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Chronicles the practice of Medicine in the Greek and Roman eras, with translations of works by Hippocrates and Galen as well as essays, bibliographies, mailing lists, and othe resources.
Other resource N27 Elizabeth Blackwell: That Girl There is Doctor of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/blackwell/ Elizabeth Blackwell: That Girl There is Doctor of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/People First woman to have received an MD degree at Geneva medical college . Includes biographical data about early classroom experiences, display photos and manuscript quotes. From an online version of an exhibit held in 1999 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda.
Other resource N28 Hartford Medical Societyhttp://library.uchc.edu/hms/ Hartford Medical SocietyTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Organizations The Society provides an excellent medical library of historical significance and sponsors the Menczer Museum of Medicine and Dentistry in conjunction with the Hartford Dental Society.
Other resource N29 Centre for the History of Medicinehttp://medweb.bham.ac.uk/histmed/ Centre for the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Established at the University of Birmingham in 2000 to bring together and promote teaching and inter-disciplinary research in the history of medicine and help develop the Medical School's rapidly growing reputation in the field.
Other resource N30 Institute for History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, Stuttgarthttp://www.igm-bosch.de/english/ Institute for History of Medicine, Robert Bosch Foundation, StuttgartTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions The Institute's archives house the private papers of Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), of his second wife Mrs. Mélanie d'Hervilly (1800-1878), and of important students and successors.
Other resource N31 Wellcome Library for the History of Medicinehttp://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ Wellcome Library for the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Institutions Library is based in London and is open to visitors. This website provides access to catalogues and other resources
Other resource N32 Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Scienceshttp://www3.oup.co.uk/jalsci/ Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied SciencesTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Topics cover early medical practices, belief systems, and public health concerns. Published by Oxford Press. Includes archive search.
Other resource N33 Bulletin of the History of Medicinehttp://muse.jhu.edu/journals/bulletin_of_the_history_of_medicine/ Bulletin of the History of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine/Publications Official publication of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
Other resource N34 Medicine and Health on the Lewis and Clark Expeditionhttp://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/lewis_clark/index.html Medicine and Health on the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Exploration/Explorers/Lewis_and_Clark Information and online exhibits from the University of Virginia Health Sciences Library.
Other resource N35 Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicinehttp://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/GouAnom.html Anomalies and Curiosities of MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health Full, indexed text of this encyclopedic collection of rare and extraordinary cases of abnormality in all branches of medicine and surgery. By George M. Gould and Walter L. Pyle.
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Other resource N38 Sex Education Link Directoryhttp://bigeye.com/sexeducation/index.html Sex Education Link DirectoryTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education A directory of scientific, medical, research, cultural, religious, and political sexual topics.
Other resource N39 Postponing Sexual Involvementhttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/programs_services/75/ Postponing Sexual InvolvementTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Teacher_and_Parent_Resources Program at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati designed to help teenagers learn to cope with and resist pressures to become sexually active at early ages. This is a program brochure rather than an educational resource.
Other resource N40 Sexual Health In Ohio Projecthttp://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/FCS/SHOP/ Sexual Health In Ohio ProjectTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only Abstinence education using the "Sex Can Wait" curricula in the State of Ohio.
Other resource N41 Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS)http://www.unet.brandeis.edu/~ssis/ Student Sexuality Information Service (SSIS)Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Safer_Sex/Organizations Information about sexual health, safer sex, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and date rape drugs. Written by and for college students at Brandeis University.
Other resource N42 Sexual Health - Public Information Resourcehttp://www.sexual-health-resource.org Sexual Health - Public Information ResourceTop/Society/Sexuality/Advice Information on a wide range of sexual health issues. Offers sex guides, safe sex facts, birth control methods, and STD information.
Other resource N43 Aphrodite Women's Health: Female Sexuality News Indexhttp://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/female_sexuality_index.shtml Aphrodite Women's Health: Female Sexuality News IndexTop/Society/Sexuality/News The latest in female sexual health news.
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Other resource N45 Entertainment Meets Sexual Healthhttp://www.drrachael.com Entertainment Meets Sexual HealthTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology DJ and Physician, Dr. Rachael teaches young and urban communities fun and healthy sex education. Site offers sexuality and STD information, advice, news, and interviews.
Other resource N46 Sex Therapy and Educationhttp://members.aol.com/how2video/welcome.htm Sex Therapy and EducationTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology/Sex_Therapy By Frank Sommers, M.D. As a psychiatrist and sex therapist treating men, women and couples, for sexual problems over the past 28 years, I have rarely found the need to resort to any kind of medication.
Other resource N47 MORI Polls - Animal Experiments: How Do People Form Their Opinions?http://www.mori.com/polls/1999/mrc99.shtml MORI Polls - Animal Experiments: How Do People Form Their Opinions?Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection Analysis of interviews conducted June and September 1999. Includes link to full pdf report on Animals in Medicine and Science. UK.
Other resource N48 A Critical Look at Animal Experimentationhttp://www.mrmcmed.org/critcv.html A Critical Look at Animal ExperimentationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Books Online book by Murry J. Cohen M.D., Stephen R. Kaufman M.D., Rhoda Ruttenberg M.D., Alix Fano M.A. From Medical Research Modernization Committee (MRMC).
Other resource N49 Chimpanzees: Test results that don't apply to humanshttp://www.pcrm.org/issues/Animal_Experimentation_Issues/chimps.html Chimpanzees: Test results that don't apply to humansTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates From the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).
Other resource N50 Observer: Snubbed honours scientist 'to quit'http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1111711,00.html Observer: Snubbed honours scientist 'to quit'Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2003 Robin McKie. Professor Colin Blakemore, head of the Medical Research Council (MRC), during a meeting with Science Minister Lord Sainsbury last week announced he will quit his post unless the Government pledges to reform the honours system and publicly and unequivocally back all scientists who use animals in their work. It is believed it was pressure from the Prince of Wales that he was snubbed for a knighthood several days ago.
Other resource N51 Times:The shoddy sentiment that puts Courtney the gibbon above human healthhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1054-491712,00.html Times:The shoddy sentiment that puts Courtney the gibbon above human healthTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2002 Mick Hume. Whatever the outcome of the new hearing for Cambridge University's plans to build a world-class, £24 million research centre, it is a disgrace that the Government feels the need to hold a public inquiry into whether we should privilege people or primates.
Other resource N52 Seattle P-I - Animals and Researchhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/focus161.shtml Seattle P-I - Animals and ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2000 A five-part series. Northwest physicians and researchers discuss why, despite vehement objections, there's value in using animals in medical research.
Other resource N53 Guardian: Ethical reasons why beagles have to die: animal research HLS defends its production linehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,442331,00.html Guardian: Ethical reasons why beagles have to die: animal research HLS defends its production lineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Companies_Involved/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences/News_and_Media/2001 Paul Kelso. Around half of the research at HLS involves animals and is designed to meet the Animal Scientific Procedures Act (1986) which demands that a wide range of drugs, food additives, industrial chemicals and domestic products is tested before being released on to the market.
Other resource N54 RDS: Understanding Animal Research in Medicinehttp://www.rds-online.org.uk RDS: Understanding Animal Research in MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations Representing doctors and scientists in the debate about the use of animals in medical research and testing, supporting the 3 R's. Research processes, medical milestones, ethical debate, animal welfare, news page, research headlines, hot topics, glossary and FAQ. UK.
Other resource N55 Biomedical Research Education Trusthttp://www.bret.org.uk Biomedical Research Education TrustTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom A charity providing secondary schools with speakers and information leaflets and videos about the humane and responsible use of animals in medical research. FAQ, necessity for animal research, numbers and types of animals, tests without using animals, animals in society, government regulations, school speaker program, news and links. London, UK.
Other resource N56 FRAME: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experimentshttp://www.frame.org.uk FRAME: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical ExperimentsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom A registered UK charity that develops and promotes alternatives to laboratory animal use in research, testing and education. FRAME promotes the 3Rs: reduction, refinement and replacement, recognising that the immediate and total abolition of all animal experiments is not possible, if vital medical research is to continue. UK.
Other resource N57 Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA)http://www.curedisease.com Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA)Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America/United_States Explains the invalidity of the animal model as a model of human disease. FAQ, alternatives, human harms, science, interest groups, book 'Sacred Cows and Golden Geese', articles, activities, projects, charter and links. California, US.
Other resource N58 South Africans for the Abolition of Vivisectionhttp://www.saav.org.za/ South Africans for the Abolition of VivisectionTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Africa Campaigning for the abolition of vivisection on medical, scientific and ethical grounds. Projects, newsletters and fact sheets. South Africa.
Other resource N59 RDS: FAQhttp://www.rds-online.org.uk/pages/faq.asp?i_ToolbarID=8&i_PageID=82 RDS: FAQTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials Organisation representing medical researchers presents FAQs plus common claims, animal research facts and a timeline.
Other resource N60 United States Animal Health Associationhttp://www.usaha.org/ United States Animal Health AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming/Organizations/United_States For livestock health. Officers, committees, reports, proceedings, resolutions, meetings, history, allied groups, species information and bulletin board. Virginia, US.
Other resource N61 BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's Bearshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/702576.stm BBC News - 'Torture chamber' Agony of China's BearsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals Thousands of bears are being kept in "torture chambers" to produce bile for Chinese medicine, wildlife campaigners say.
Other resource N62 Emergency Euthanasiahttp://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF-AN/INF-AN_EMERGEUTH-HORSES.HTML Emergency EuthanasiaTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine article on when to make the euthanasia decision and how to carry it out as humanely and quickly as possible in the absence of a veterinarian.
Other resource N63 Guardian Special Reports: Animal Rightshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/ Guardian Special Reports: Animal RightsTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/News_and_Media Ongoing news and commentary of UK and international issues covering medical research, wildlife including hunting and fishing, circuses, farming, fur, smuggling, zoos and aquariums. Web resources.
Other resource N64 Research Defence Societyhttp://www.rds-online.org.uk/ Research Defence SocietyTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom RDS represents doctors and scientists in the debate about the use of animals in medical research and testing. Includes information on the Research processes, medical milestones, ethical debate, animal welfare, news, a glossary and FAQ.
Other resource N65 Journal of Noise and Healthhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/noiseandhealth/index.htm Journal of Noise and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Noise_Pollution From the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London
Other resource N66 Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthhttp://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/ Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Environmental_Justice U.S. government minority health initiative. Health areas of interest include infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and child and adult immunizations.
Other resource N67 Climate Effects on Human Healthhttp://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-338/001-338.html Climate Effects on Human HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Climate_Change A white paper on the potential effects of future climate changes on forests and vegetation, agriculture, water resources, and human health.
Other resource N68 The Healthy Community: One for All, All for Onehttp://www.thebestmedicalcare.com/book/ch12_1.htm The Healthy Community: One for All, All for OneTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health Chapter from the free online book, How to Get the Best Medical Care - A Guide for the Intelligent Patient. Discusses the environments effect on human health.
Other resource N69 Links for Mother Earthhttp://home.earthlink.net/~wodensharrow/earthlinks.html Links for Mother EarthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Directories Some hundred links to groups organized around such themes as deep ecology, green medicine, and heathen beliefs, as well as sustainable farming and environmental activism. U.S. focus.
Other resource N70 Bhopal.Orghttp://www.bhopal.org/ Bhopal.OrgTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Pollution/Organizations The Bhopal medical appeal for the victims of the 1984 Union Carbide accident in India.
Other resource N71 Marine Ecosystem Health Programhttp://mehp.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ Marine Ecosystem Health ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/Ecosystems_and_Habitats/Coastal_and_Oceans UCD School of Vet Med program focuses on issues of ecosystem and wildlife health of the Inland Waters of Washington and British Columbia.
Other resource N72 International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-ps720.html International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Population Congressional testimony by Sheldon Richman of the Cato Institute. Argues that there is no population problem.
Other resource N73 American Council on Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/ American Council on Science and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
Other resource N74 Partners In Healthhttp://www.pih.org/ Partners In HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Research, advocacy and publications related to health, worldwide. Focus upon the poor. Partners with projects in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, United States, with a goal of neither development or charity, but "pragmatic solidarity".
Other resource N75 Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and Healthhttp://www.cwru.edu/med/society/home.htm Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Interdisciplinary group which studies the impact of biomedical technology, health policy, and demographic shifts on society. Mission statement, upcoming events, past events, future plans, and faculty listing.
Other resource N76 Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bagshttp://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/022299a.htm Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. BagsTop/Society/Issues/Health Greenpeace data shows that vinyl (PVC) medical devices contain high levels of toxic additives which can leach out through surrounding fluids, exposing hospital patients to a probable human carcinogen.
Other resource N77 Health Facts and Fearshttp://healthfactsandfears.com/ Health Facts and FearsTop/Society/Issues/Health A news site promoting sound science and combating the hype and junk science. The issues covered include food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health.
Other resource N78 CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health Costhttp://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh/state/epi_select.asp?set_type=5&pick=sam_dircost CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health CostTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Can select a state and find out the smoking-attributable expenditures for that state. Breaks the cost down by ambulatory, hospital, nursing home, drug, and other expenses.
Other resource N79 Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditureshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=1588892&Dopt=r Smoking and Lifetime Medical ExpendituresTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Research concludes "the cumulative impact of excess medical care required by smokers at all ages while alive outweighs shorter life expectancy, and smokers incur higher expenditures for medical care over their lifetimes than never-smokers".
Other resource N80 Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 Yearshttp://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/1998/03/309_cig.htm Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 YearsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact University of California health care economists created the first detailed picture of the impact of cigarette smoking on Medicaid costs in all 50 states.

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